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DAT iQ Market Update: Big surprises in van rates

Last week, COVID-19 hotspots erupted both across the country and world, in places that had been declared COVID-free, such as

Truckload markets have been on the rebound for the past three weeks, but the pace of recovery sped up last

Freight markets have been slowly rebounding in May, with the normal seasonal uptick providing some relief for transportation companies that have

The COVID-19 crisis has created an extremely difficult business environment for trucking companies this spring. Not only has it created

Spot market truckload rates hit a four-year low in April. For dry van freight, the national average was just $1.64

Reefer carriers are feeling the pain of coronavirus-related closures, as volume and rates declined sharply for reefer equipment in the

It’s been an up-and-down kind of market for reefer equipment. We’re not talking about a gentle rise and fall —

COVID-19 is causing the mother of all supply chain disruptions. Two weeks ago, we worried that the gap in imports

Freight rates remain in their typical seasonal slump. We’re now in that lull that occurs after the holidays, but before

Forecasting is an inexact science, and the most successful forecasting models aren’t always the most complex. Successful forecasts are the

Since 2014, van and reefer rates have peaked late in the 4th quarter, thanks to the impact of e-commerce freight. Flatbed loads, however,

The holidays are over, and there’s not a lot of fresh produce being harvested in the U.S. So why are rates